Newsboys' effort needs your help

This drawing, 'Forgotten Child at Christmas,' by Tom May, spurred the organization of the Times Herald Old Newsboys in 1927 and has become the symbol of their annual fundraising campaigns. There are two versions of the drawing ? a sad waif and a smiling waif. The latter is used when the Old Newsboys reach their goal.

The Christmas holiday season is under way. With it, we ask you to remember the Times Herald Old Newsboys campaign to serve St. Clair County's children in need.

This year, the Old Newsboys hope to raise $72,000. Meeting that goal will ensure 2,100 St. Clair County children receive socks, shoes and underwear for Christmas. To buy the items, their families will use $55 gift vouchers to Super Kmart in Port Huron Township.

The Old Newsboys don't choose the recipients. The organization relies on the Michigan Department of Human Services' St. Clair County office to identify the children eligible to receive the Christmas gifts.

This campaign goes back a long way. This fundraising drive began in 1927 when the Old Newsboys first started their commitment to ensure every child has a Christmas.

The goal is a practical one. The gifts children received were important items they needed to make it through Michigan's often harsh winters.

Serving needy children - through our community's compassion and generosity - is an essential commitment to our children's well-being. The obligation, however, is only as strong as your willingness to support it.

After disappointing results of the Old Newsboys Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 street sales of a special edition of the Times Herald, the campaign has rebounded. As of Tuesday, the Old Newsboys is only $2,163.36 short of the campaign goal.

With your support, that goal can be reached.

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Newsboys' effort needs your help

The Christmas holiday season is under way. With it, we ask you to remember the Times Herald Old Newsboys campaign to serve St. Clair County's children in need. This year, the Old Newsboys hope to